> No. Are there any additional files in the virtual machine's folder besides
> the .vmc and .vhd files?

>I recently started using vpc.
>
> My physical HDD drive is 250GB, of which 80GB is devoted to my HOST OS (XP
> running on FAT32 primary partition). I used FDISK to create a 16GB FAT32
> extended parition (logical drive F) for my vhd. My virtual HDD is
> dynamically
> expanding and only has about 8.5GB in use.
>
> I was surprised to see that the vhd files add up to 13GB. This was right
> after I defragged and precompacted the vhd. Is this much overhead to be
> expected?
>
> The problem is this: When I try to use the Virtual Disk Wizard to compact
> the vhd, I receive msg "not enough available space on physical drive".
> Opps!
>
> Is there a straightforward way to increase size of a partition and logical
> drive without disrupting the data?
>
> Thanks,
> David

> Mark, I'm not sure what you mean by "that"...
> Which part of what I did are you questioning?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that it's best to locate the vhd in a separate
> logical drive. Even better on a separate physical drive. I may eventually
> add
> a second hdd to my system.
>
> As for the 16GB size, I simply doubled the space currently required by the
> Guest OS. Since I'm using the virtual machine to transition from WinME,
> the
> size of the vhd is only going to get smaller over time as I continue to
> transfer data and applications over to my new OS.
>
> If there's no performance hit or other downside for locating vhd on the
> primary partition, I'll move it over and delete the extended partition.
>
> BTW, I've heard of Partition Magic, but I can't see paying $70 for
> something
> I'm unlikely to ever need again.
>
> David

> Not a separate logical drive. A separate drive period. The suggestion to
> locate on a different drive (on a different controller) is to permit
> simultaneous reads and writes. Its called asynchronious read/write.

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>> Not a separate logical drive. A separate drive period. The suggestion
>> to
>> locate on a different drive (on a different controller) is to permit
>> simultaneous reads and writes. Its called asynchronious read/write.
>
> Thanks, Colin. Makes sense to me. I have an extra Barracuda 7200.7 (IDE)
> which I'll install when I get a chance. In the meantime, I'll move the
> vhd
> to my HOST partition so I can do the compaction.
>
> Now that I think about it, it should be no surprise that my vhd is over
> 12GB. That's about how much I had on the physical drive before I restored
> it
> to the vhd. Since then, I've deleted several gigabytes as I moved stuff
> over
> to the HOST machine. Apparently the empty sectors continue to be part of
> the
> vhd until compaction (which is why it's important to run the
> precompactor).
>
> If all else fails, read the instructions.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>

> I used FDISK to create a 16GB FAT32 extended parition (logical drive F)
> for my vhd.
> Is there a straightforward way to increase size of a partition and logical
> drive without disrupting the data?

> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:53:00 -0700, ginahoy
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
> >Mark, I'm not sure what you mean by "that"...
> >Which part of what I did are you questioning?
>
> I think he meant by that the fact that you made a *FAT32* partition.
> Noone in his right mind should ever make a FAT32 disk anymore. You
> should convert your disk to NTFS so that the file size limity goes
> away and so that the VHD files can be one single file for each virtual
> drive.
>
> If you do this conversion on C: (there are tools in XP for this), then
> you should copy the VHD files over from the small extra partition to
> C: and then get rid of F:.
>
> How much emty unpartitioned space is thare on the main disk?
>
>
> Bo Berglund
>

> "ginahoy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Even better on a separate physical drive.
>
> Especially if the separate drive is attached to a different drive
> controller...

> "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
>> "ginahoy" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Even better on a separate physical drive.
>>
>> Especially if the separate drive is attached to a different drive
>> controller...
>
> If my first HDD is connected to integrated SATA controller (VIA8237). My
> mobo (A8V) also has a Promise RAID controller (SATA), but I'd have to get
> another SATA drive to use that since my second HDD is IDE.
>
> Wouldn't IDE be considered a different controller?
>
> BTW, my mobo is not SATA II compatible so I'm not sure how much advantage
> I'd see if I bought another SATA drive for the vhd.
>
> David

>Mark, I'm not sure what you mean by "that"...
>Which part of what I did are you questioning?

>> Mark, I'm not sure what you mean by "that"...
>> Which part of what I did are you questioning?
>
> I recall reading somewhere that it's best to locate the vhd in a separate
> logical drive.
> Even better on a separate physical drive.
> If there's no performance hit or other downside for locating vhd on the
> primary partition, I'll move it over and delete the extended partition.
> BTW, I've heard of Partition Magic, but I can't see paying $70 for
> something
> I'm unlikely to ever need again.